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Down the Back Staircase

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Peterson's Son, a Lawyer in Reno, Says the Police Were Aggressive Towards Him and His Family.

Michael peterson says he was certain that wife kathleen's death had been a terrible accident, a slip and fall down their back staircase after a night of drinking. But as days passed, he started to realize that not only did police think kathleen’s death was a case of murder, but also that he was the prime suspect. Michael called a family meeting where he told his daughters: "I just want you to know i didn't do anything wrong" And then what the autopsy revealed? Not one picture. That was it.

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